A good AGI would rise above the ethical dilemma and solve the problem by inventing safe alternatives that were both more enjoyable and allowed the the individual to contribute to his future, his family and society while they were experiencing that enjoyment. And hopefully not doing so in a way that made them Borg-like and creeping out the rest of humanity.
There is no reason that so many humans should have to go to work hating their jobs, their lives and making the lives of those around them unpleasurable as well. Our neurochemicals should be regulatable to the point where we do not have to become vegetables and flirt with addiction and possibly death to enjoy life intensely. -----Original Message----- From: Jef Allbright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [agi] Religion-free technical content On 10/2/07, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A quick question for Richard and others -- Should adults be allowed to > drink, do drugs, wirehead themselves to death? A correct response is "That depends." Any "should" question involves consideration of the pragmatics of the system, while semantics may be not in question. [That's a brief portion of the response I owe Richard from yesterday.] Effective deciding of these "should" questions has two major elements: (1) understanding of the "evaluation-function" of the assessors with respect to these specified "ends", and (2) understanding of principles (of nature) supporting increasingly coherent expression of that evolving "evaluation function". And there is always an entropic arrow, due to the change in information as decisions now incur consequences not now but in an uncertain future. [This is another piece of the response I owe Richard.] [I'm often told I make everything too complex, but to me this is a coherent, sense-making model, excepting the semantic roughness of it's expression in this post.] - Jef ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?&; No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.37/1042 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 6:59 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.37/1042 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 6:59 PM ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=49179069-338fc9
